Daniel fisher and william gumming



D. FISHER & W. GUMMING.

OAR REPLAOER.

No. 73,789. Patented Jan. 26. 1868. i

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that we, DANIEL Fisnnn and WILLIAM Gunman, of. Oil ,City, in the county of Yenaugo,and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and improved Car-Replacer; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being bad to the accompanying drawing, which is made a part of this specification.

The subject of our invention is a device for replacing locomotives, cars, &c., on the track when accidentally thrown therefrom; and it consists of two reversible, universally-pivoted inclines, of novel construction and attachment, adapted to be carried on the train, and easily and rapidly attached to the track when required for use. In the drawing- Figure 1 is a perspective view, showing themanner of applying our invention.

Figures 2 and 3 are transverse sections of the two inclines.

A A may represent the ties, B B the rails, and C and our improved inclines. The incline C, by which the direction of the wheels is controlled, is constructed with flanges c, a portion of its length flaring towardits lowcr'end, and has a pivoted wedge-shaped guide, a, by means of which the desired fiange is continued to the ,rail, while the opposite side (that next the rail) is open for the discharge of the wheel therefrom. v The upper ends of the flanges are bevelled, as shown at c, to form a more perfect connection with the end of guide 0 Its rear end 0 is made wedge-shaped, so as to allow the incline to be set at a more acute angle to the track, and its upper surface, from the rear end of the flanges a, may be perfectly flat, and suflicieutly high only toraise the tread of the wheel abovethe rail when its flange is upon said surface. This incline may be-cast with a cavity underneath, as shown in fig. 3, to diminish'its weight. The incline D is constructed similar to an I-rail, and its upper surface at d is sufliciently high to allow the flanges of the wheels to pass over the track, the wheels being drawn in that direction upon reaching said point by the action of" the flanges and guide of incline C upon the opposite wheel. The upper surface of the rear end, (2, is level with or below the top of the rail,

so as to allow the wheels of the ears to pass over it when moving backward or forward after being placed on the track. The middle rest of this incline is formed by a sliding block, cl, clamped to the projecting flanges of the raised portion of its under side, so thatit maybe adjustedto rest on the centre of a. "tie," no matter how far they are apart. E is a box or hearing, pivoted to the under side of incline C by means of a bolt or eyestud, c, which, passing through a hole in the incline, also forms a pivot for the guide 0 Journalled in this box is the spindle f of the dog F, which issecured to the rail by the set-screw f passing through its upright arm, the bottom of the rail resting in a suitable recess inits upper surface.- The incline is held on said spindle by a pin or key, f. I G is a similar box or hearing, pivoted to the clamp H, which is secured to the under side.

of incline D, said bearing being of suflicient width to hold said incline far enough from the rail to prevent its raised part cl, which is directly above the pivot of said bearing, obstructing the movements of the cars after they are placed on the track. This bearing is pivoted to the spindlei of the dog I, and is held on it by a pin or key, 1'. .The dog is clamped to the rail bythe set-screw 1", the flange of the rail on the other side bearing against the end of the box G, or against a shoulder, as in the dog F. V I

In operation, the inclines being attached to the rails by their respective dogs, and set at proper angles for the wheels to run on them, and the guide 0'' on the proper side to direct the wheels toward the rail, the locomc= tive is started, and the car propelled forward. The front wheels of the truck, by the action of the inclines, are

raised until the flange of'the wheel on the incline G comes in contact with the guide 0, at which time the wheel on the incline D will have reached the point d, its'fiange being above the top of the rail, when, by the continued forward motion of the car, the guide a will force both wheels over upon the track, the rear wheels of the truck following in the same manner without any change of the inclines. If more than. one truck is off the track, the inclines may then be removed, and attached in asuitable position for the next, and so on. When necessary to reverse the inclines, so as to run the cars up from the opposite direction, by taking out the keys f i, the inclines may he slipped (iii the spindles f i, turned, and slid on again, the pins f i replaced, and the tongue a changed to the opposite side of the incline, when the operation may go on in the opposite direcion without the delay and trouble of unfastening the dogs from the rails By attaching the inclines to the -2. sagas mils by double pivots, they accommodate themselvesto irregularities of the ties upo'n \yhich they rest, and may a v be set, at any desired angle to suit the position of the .truck to be replaced.

The complete device in practice can be carried andapplied by two men, and maybeearrieil on the train in any convenient position. I I

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- 1. The universally-pivoted reversible inclines C D, constructed and adapted to operate substantially as and for the purpose described. Y v 2. The pivot 62, in combination with the reversible guide c, incline C, and bearing E, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination of the dog F fff, bearing- E, and incline O, substantially as described.

4. The combination of the dog I i i 2' bearing G, clamp H, and incline D, substantially as and for the purpose specified." i

5. The adjustable support d, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

DANIEL FISHER, WILLIAM GUMMING. Witnesses: AL XANDER OuMMiNe,

Joan Oummme. 

